Onley

English

Etymology

From Old English ān (“only, alone”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Onley (countable and uncountable, plural Onleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A deserted medieval village in Barby parish, Northamptonshire, England.
   2. A town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Onley is the 28998^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 819 individuals. Onley is most common among White (53.24%) and Black/African American (40.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Onley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Loney, Olney, enoyl, onely